1. TiO₂-coated ZnS films as photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cell: effect of zinc nitrate hexahydrate concentration on the performance

   • M. Y. A. Rahman
   • S. N. Sadikin
   • A. A. Umar

   OriginalPaper 31 May 2018 Article: 460

   

2. Photocatalytic quartz fiber felts with carbon-connected TiO₂ nanoparticles for capillarity-driven continuous-flow water treatment

   • Xiaofei Zhang
   • Xiaowen Su
   • Yuanhua Sang

   OriginalPaper 30 May 2018 Article: 459

   

3. Optical and structural investigations of dip-synthesized boron-doped ZnO-seeded platforms for ZnO nanostructures

   • A. A. Ahmad
   • A. M. Alsaad
   • M. A. Al-Naafa

   OriginalPaper 30 May 2018 Article: 458

   

4. Electron trapping in the photo-induced conductivity decay in GaAs/SnO₂ heterostructure

   • Cristina de Freitas Bueno
   • Luis Vicente de Andrade Scalvi

   OriginalPaper 29 May 2018 Article: 457

   

5. Optimal formation and enhanced superconductivity of Tl-1212 phase (Tl_0.6Pb_0.4)(Ba,Sr)CaCu₂O₇

   • M. G. Ranjbar
   • Mahmood Ghoranneviss
   • R. Abd-Shukor

   OriginalPaper 28 May 2018 Article: 456

   

6. Effects of calcination temperature on the UV light emission of CaO-decorated ZnO nanorods

   • Soong-Keun Hyun
   • Jae Kyung Lee
   • Wan In Lee

   OriginalPaper 28 May 2018 Article: 455

   

7. Thickness effect of nickel oxide thin films on associated solution-processed write-once-read-many-times memory devices

   • Xiao Lin Wang
   • Zhen Liu
   • Hai Yan Zhang

   OriginalPaper 28 May 2018 Article: 454

   

8. A light weight and broadband metamaterial absorber with 3D cube unit cells

   • Guorui Zhang
   • Li Wang
   • Longjiang Deng

   OriginalPaper 26 May 2018 Article: 453

   

9. Polarization-independent wide-angle ultrathin double-layered metamaterial absorber for broadband application

   • Li-Li Cong
   • Xiang-Yu Cao
   • Tong Han

   OriginalPaper 26 May 2018 Article: 452

   

10. Damage range in swift Xe²⁶⁺ ion-irradiated polycrystalline iron and silver studied by positron annihilation technique, long-range effect

    • J. Dryzek
    • P. Horodek
    • M. Dryzek

    OriginalPaper Open access 25 May 2018 Article: 451

    

11. Flake-like oxygen-deficient lithium vanadium oxides as a high ionic and electronic conductive cathode material for high-power Li-ion battery

    • Jing-quan Li
    • Chong Han
    • Shi-biao Qin

    OriginalPaper 25 May 2018 Article: 450

    

12. Realizing 11.3% efficiency in PffBT4T-2OD fullerene organic solar cells via superior charge extraction at interfaces

    • Cheng Xu
    • Matthew Wright
    • Ashraf Uddin

    OriginalPaper 25 May 2018 Article: 449

    

13. Photoinduced dedoping in electrochemically synthesized P3HT films

    • Ricardo Vignoto Fernandes
    • Flavio Franchello
    • Edson Laureto

    OriginalPaper 25 May 2018 Article: 448

    

14. Structural investigations and mobility enhanced of Vanadyl 2,3-naphthalocyanine (VONc) nanostructured films under thermal effect

    • A. A. A. Darwish
    • M. Rashad
    • S. R. Alharbi

    OriginalPaper 25 May 2018 Article: 447

    

15. Changes in structural, optical and magnetic properties of nano-CuS upon doping with Mn and Fe: a comparative study

    • Zein K. Heiba
    • Mohamed Bakr Mohamed

    OriginalPaper 24 May 2018 Article: 446

    

16. Biopolymer blend with semiconductivity for next generation in electronic devices

    • Ahmed M. El-hadi

    OriginalPaper 23 May 2018 Article: 445

    

17. 193 nm ArF laser ablation and patterning of chitosan thin films

    • A. A. Aesa
    • C. D. Walton

    OriginalPaper Open access 23 May 2018 Article: 444

    

18. Synthesis of SiC nanoparticles by SHG 532 nm Nd:YAG laser ablation of silicon in ethanol

    • Khawla S. Khashan
    • Raid A. Ismail
    • Rana O. Mahdi

    OriginalPaper 23 May 2018 Article: 443

    

19. Electronic state and photoionization cross section of a single dopant in GaN/InGaN core/shell quantum dot under magnetic field and hydrostatic pressure

    • A. El Aouami
    • E. Feddi
    • C. A. Duque

    OriginalPaper 22 May 2018 Article: 442

    

20. Fabrication of novel ternary Au/CeO₂@g-C₃N₄ nanocomposite: kinetics and mechanism investigation of 4-nitrophenol reduction, and benzyl alcohol oxidation

    • Mona Kohantorabi
    • Mohammad Reza Gholami

    OriginalPaper 22 May 2018 Article: 441

    

21. Electric control of wave vector filtering in a hybrid magnetic-electric-barrier nanostructure

    • Yong-Hong Kong
    • Ke-Yu Lu
    • Ai-Hua Li

    Rapid communication 22 May 2018 Article: 440

    

22. Sr- and Nb-co-doped Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ solid electrolyte with Al₂O₃ addition towards high ionic conductivity

    • Changwei Lin
    • Yu Tang
    • Anxian Lu

    OriginalPaper 21 May 2018 Article: 439

    

23. Diverse spike-timing-dependent plasticity based on multilevel HfO _x memristor for neuromorphic computing

    • Ke Lu
    • Yi Li
    • Xiang-Shui Miao

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2018 Article: 438

    

24. Localized surface plasmon resonance properties of symmetry-broken Au–ITO–Ag multilayered nanoshells

    • Jingwei Lv
    • Haiwei Mu
    • Paul K. Chu

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2018 Article: 437

    

25. Nickel electroplating on copper pre-activated Al alloy in the electrolyte containing PEG₁₀₀₀ as an additive

    • Jie Guan
    • Jinwei Wang
    • Dawei Zhang

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2018 Article: 436

    

26. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using 2D plasmons of InN nanostructures

    • Kishore K. Madapu
    • Sandip Dhara

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2018 Article: 435

    

27. A theoretical study on metal atom-modified BC₃ sheets for effects of gas molecule adsorptions

    • Yanan Tang
    • Xiao Cui
    • Xianqi Dai

    OriginalPaper 19 May 2018 Article: 434

    

28. Effect of Mg doping in the gas-sensing performance of RF-sputtered ZnO thin films

    • E. Vinoth
    • S. Gowrishankar
    • N. Gopalakrishnan

    OriginalPaper 18 May 2018 Article: 433

    

29. Effects of addition of Bi₂Ca₂Co₂O _y on the thermoelectric properties of Ca₃Co₄O₉ polycrystalline ceramics

    • Ningbo Feng
    • Y. W. Liao
    • X. R. Liu

    OriginalPaper 18 May 2018 Article: 432

    

30. Preparation and characterization of magnetic core–shell iron oxide@glycyrrhizic acid nanoparticles in ethanol–water mixed solvent

    • Mostafa Saeedi
    • Omid Vahidi

    OriginalPaper 18 May 2018 Article: 431

    

31. Fabrication of monolayer MoS₂/rGO hybrids with excellent tribological performances through a surfactant-assisted hydrothermal route

    • Jinsuo Chen
    • Yunfei Xia
    • Beibei Chen

    OriginalPaper 18 May 2018 Article: 430

    

32. Dynamically tunable dendritic graphene-based absorber with thermal stability at infrared regions

    • Hailong Huang
    • Hui Xia
    • Hongjian Li

    OriginalPaper 18 May 2018 Article: 429

    

33. Dielectric properties and nonlinear I–V electrical behavior of (Li¹⁺, Al³⁺) co-doped CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ ceramics

    • Li Sun
    • Qing Ni
    • Lin Ju

    OriginalPaper 18 May 2018 Article: 428

    

34. Fabrication and electrochemical properties of activated CNF/Cu _x Mn_1−xFe₂O₄ composite nanostructures

    • Sukanya Nilmoung
    • Somchai Sonsupap
    • Santi Maensiri

    OriginalPaper 16 May 2018 Article: 427

    

35. Fabrication of locally micro-structured fiber Bragg gratings by fs-laser machining

    • Franz J. Dutz
    • Valentin Stephan
    • Heinz P. Huber

    OriginalPaper 15 May 2018 Article: 426

    

36. Correction to: Rapid and controllable perforation of carbon nanotubes by microwave radiation

    • Neda Ojaghi
    • Maryam Mokhtarifar
    • Majid Baniadam

    Correction 14 May 2018 Article: 425

37. Organic semiconductor photodiode based on indigo carmine/n-Si for optoelectronic applications

    • V. Ganesh
    • M. Aslam Manthrammel
    • S. AlFaify

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2018 Article: 424

    

38. (Ba_1−xBi_0.33xSr_0.67x)(Ti_1−xBi_0.67xV_0.33x)O₃ and (Ba_1−xBi_0.5xSr_0.5x)(Ti_1−xBi_0.5xTi_0.5x)O₃ solid solutions: phase evolution, microstructure, dielectric properties and impedance analysis

    • Xiuli Chen
    • Xiaoxia Li
    • Huanfu Zhou

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2018 Article: 423

    

39. Preparation of novel cotton fabric composites with pH controlled switchable wettability for efficient water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions separation

    • Qian Wang
    • Jianning Wu
    • Xuhong Guo

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2018 Article: 422

    

40. Broad band and enhanced photocatalytic behaviour of Ho³⁺-doped Bi₂O₃ micro-rods

    • Neena Prasad
    • Balasubramanian Karthikeyan

    OriginalPaper 14 May 2018 Article: 421

    

41. Investigation of dosimetric characteristics of a core–shell quantum dots nano composite (CdTe/CdS/PMMA): fabrication of a new gamma sensor

    • Shahzad Feizi
    • Hakimeh Zare
    • Masoumeh Hoseinpour

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2018 Article: 420

    

42. Growth and characterizaion of urea p-nitrophenol crystal: an organic nonlinear optical material for optoelectronic device application

    • A. Suresh
    • N. Manikandan
    • G. Vinitha

    OriginalPaper 10 May 2018 Article: 419

    

43. Theoretical study of hydrogen storage in a truncated triangular pyramid molecule consisting of pyridine and benzene rings bridged by vinylene groups

    • Shigeru Ishikawa
    • Tetsushi Nemoto
    • Tokio Yamabe

    OriginalPaper 09 May 2018 Article: 418

    

44. The effect of glycerin solution density and viscosity on vibration amplitude of oblique different piezoelectric MC near the surface in 3D modeling

    • A. H. Korayem
    • M. Abdi
    • M. H. Korayem

    OriginalPaper 09 May 2018 Article: 417

    

45. Morphology and band structure regulation of graphitic carbon nitride microspheres by solvothermal temperature to boost photocatalytic activity

    • Shuaijun Wang
    • Qingyun Yan
    • Lin Li

    OriginalPaper 09 May 2018 Article: 416

    

46. Texturization of as-cut p-type monocrystalline silicon wafer using different wet chemical solutions

    • Galib Hashmi
    • Muhammad Hasanuzzaman
    • Md. Habibur Rahman

    OriginalPaper 08 May 2018 Article: 415

    

47. Improved charge trapping properties by embedded graphene oxide quantum-dots for flash memory application

    • Xinlei Jia
    • Xiaobing Yan
    • Jianhui Zhao

    OriginalPaper 08 May 2018 Article: 414

    

48. Improving osteoblasts cells proliferation via femtosecond laser surface modification of 3D-printed poly-ε-caprolactone scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications

    • A. Daskalova
    • B. Ostrowska
    • I. Buchvarov

    OriginalPaper 08 May 2018 Article: 413

    

49. Al decorated ZnO thin-film photoanode for SPR-enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting

    • Hongxia Li
    • Xin Li
    • Xin Wu

    OriginalPaper 08 May 2018 Article: 412

    

50. Titanium nitride formation by a dual-stage femtosecond laser process

    • S. Hammouti
    • B. Holybee
    • D. N. Ruzic

    OriginalPaper 08 May 2018 Article: 411